Police issue warning as Costa Blanca teenager scams woman out of €30k in bank worker con
A 19-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested in Alicante after posing on the phone as a bank employee to con a woman out of €30,000. The
Spain is planning to halt payments to anyone owing money to the state under new tax agency system – but does it include pensions?
SPAIN is planning to block public benefit payments to anyone who owes money to the state, under a sweeping new system being built by the
Thief caught red-handed at Costa Blanca pawn shop trying to sell valuable Lego collection stolen from neighbour
THE Policia Nacional have recovered a large number of rare Lego collectables stolen from a house in the Torrellano district of Elche. A 31-year-old man
Costa Blanca airport sets new May passenger record with over two million travellers
ALICANTE-ELCHE airport reported over two million passengers in May- the first time that figure has been achieved in the fifth month of the year. The
This Week in Spain: Cartoonists, US invasions and 800,000-year-old skulls
Welcome to a new Olive Press series, ‘This Week in Spain’. Each week, Michael Coy will guide readers through the key moments in Spanish history
Malaga-Costa del Sol Airport continues to break records with more than 10 million passengers in first five months of 2026
MALAGA Airport has continued its record-breaking 2026 after registering more than 10 million passengers across the first five months of the year for the very
Tommy Robinson detained at Heathrow airport under terrorism legislation – but was far-right activist returning from Spain?
THE rabble-rousing far-right activist Tommy Robinson was detained by police under terrorism legislation at London’s Heathrow airport on Saturday evening, it has been confirmed. Robinson,
18 injured – including nine children – after tourist road train overturns during Malaga tapas tour
MORE than a dozen people have been hurt after a tourist train carrying 30 passengers on a popular tapas bar crawl overturned near Malaga. A
Ranked: Spain’s top 10 quietest and most peaceful beaches – and how to find them
SPAIN may be one of the most visited countries on Earth, but vast stretches of its coastline remain surprisingly untouched. While millions of tourists continue
These are the best small villages for a weekend break in Spain – trust Gaudi, Picasso and Sartre
OF the top 20 most searched villages in Spain for a weekend away only two are in Andalucia and one in the Valencia region. Just
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Alzheimer’s revelation: How the brain disease was spread between humans via a growth hormone given to children in the UK up until 1985
Article first published on January 30, 2024. A NEW study has revealed the brain disease, Alzheimer’s, can spread between humans. Experts have found evidence of
British parents banned from seeing children after leaving them alone to party on the Costa del Sol – but avoid jail time
A BRITISH couple who left their children alone at a hotel on the Costa del Sol while they went partying have been handed a suspended
Secret Spain: This hiking route takes you through a forest filled with some of the tallest trees in the world
LOCATED in Cantabria, just 3 kilometres from Cabezon de la Sal, is one of the most impressive natural corners in Spain: a forest with a
Getting to know Antoni Gaudi: The Catalan architect’s masterpieces you’ve probably NEVER heard of
MOST people have been to the Sagrada Familia and Casa Batllo, but have you heard of these little-known Gaudi works? Every year, thousands of tourists
The embodiment of flamenco: Celebrating the 80th birthday of a Spanish national treasure
CRISTINA Hoyos Panadero was born in Sevilla on 13 June, 1946. She is 80 today, and she is one of Spain’s national treasures. More than
Must-visit: The six best places to enjoy Barcelona’s skyline – including views of Mallorca
WITH more than 12 million visitors last year, Barcelona’s tourism industry is going from strength to strength. While attractions such as Sagrada Familia and La
This fishing village on Spain’s beautiful Asturian coast is the perfect escape from the heat and crowds, according to the Guardian
THE Guardian has recommended a beautiful fishing village in Asturias for the perfect summer escape. The quiet fishing village of Luarca is an oasis just
Popular British expat crime writer living on the Costa Blanca lands major multi-book deal
A UK author living part-time in Spain has just signed a publishing deal for several crime novels. Gordon Brown just received a publishing deal to
ON THIS DAY: The Spanish villagers who refused to go to war – and the moment Real Madrid won the first-ever Champions League final
BLINK and you’d miss it. La Nava has two bars and an auto-repair shop – and 270 inhabitants. The Spanish word for a place that’s
Spain’s infamous summer colds – and how to avoid catching them
Article first published on June 22, 2025. EVEN the word ‘cold’ gives the game away. We British people can’t shake the belief that the illness
Four trips you can do in Spain with your pet dog this summer – from pooch-friendly water parks in Barcelona to canine beaches in Alicante
SUMMER plans should be made with the entire family, including the dog. As of 2025, Spanish households are estimated to have a registered dog population
EXCLUSIVE: Irish expat left with nothing after €50,000 worth of belongings vanish en route from Turkey to his Andalucia home on the Spanish – Portugal border
AN Irish expat is demanding justice after a removal firm failed to deliver his belongings when he moved to Spain three years ago. Retired pharmacist
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Suffering from migraines? These three medicines are far better than ibuprofen, new study suggests
Article first published December 24, 2023 THE Spanish Society of Neurology says that 1.5 million people in the country suffer from chronic migraines and experience
EXCLUSIVE: Daughter of US Trump politician flees Texas to seek asylum in Spain fearing she will be branded a domestic terrorist if she returns home
THE trans daughter of a leading Trump politician has fled Texas to seek asylum in Spain in fear that she could be branded a terrorist
Gibraltar suffers three-hour power cut during international gaming summit pitching the Rock to investors
GIBRALTAR was plunged into a three-hour blackout after a cascade of failures knocked out power across the entire territory. The outage came on the same
BREAKING: Facebook and Instagram go down across Spain in mass outage
FACEBOOK and Instagram have gone down in a global Meta outage that has locked millions of users — including thousands across Spain — out of
